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Samueli Academy

Santa Ana, CA 92706

Phone: (714) 619-0245
District: Orange County Department Of Education

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charter • Grades 7,8,9,10,11,12 • 842 students

Samueli Academy, a charter school located in Santa Ana, CA, serves grades 7-12 in the Orange County Department Of Education School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Samueli Academy is a charter school located in Santa Ana, CA. 842 students attend Samueli Academy.

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Category	Rating	Details
Test Scores	6/10	The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 California Science Test data from California Department of Education.
College Readiness	8/10	The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using 2019 SAT percent college ready data from California Department of Education, using 2019 Average ACT score data from California Department of Education, using 2019 ACT percent college ready data from California Department of Education, using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from California Department of Education, using 2025 Percent of students who meet UC/CSU entrance requirements data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 demographic data from California Department of Education.
Student Growth	3/10	The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from California Department of Education.

Posted: May 22, 2026

W school, like 2 fights only in 2 years, people are all nice, black people get treated with respect. People in school are well-behaved, and staff accommodate people with disabilities. I reccomend people to go.

Posted: May 22, 2026

Posted: March 13, 2025

It's a great school with a lot of great teachers and amazing admin support. It is a charter school with a focus on engineering and design pathways, so it's important that kids know that going in. The learning is project-based so lots of group projects, prep for working environments. School is small, which is great for community, but you may not have as many electives or class options as a bigger high school. That said, for its size, it has a lot to offer for music, sports, etc and those limitations are well worth it if you are able to have a student attend.

Posted: March 13, 2025

Posted: March 8, 2025

So far, so good. I'm a 7th grader at Samueli Academy and I feel respected at this school. I have many friends (more than I thought) and they are all so kind to me. I feel appreciated and loved at this school. Most of the teachers are welcoming, unless you have a bad class or troublemakers in your class. Most students swear, which I think isn't ok. All the supervisors are nice and will help out if anything happens. There are very few fights at this school, and they have GREAT counseling people. I feel safe at this school. I would definitely recommend people to come to this school.
Sincerely,
Annonymus Student

Posted: March 8, 2025

Posted: September 6, 2023

I'm in my 4th year at Samueli and it a wonderful school in terms of outside opportunities, like internships and programs. Despite this, the academics are extremely poor, there's not enough rigor for advanced students, 4 AP Classes, 5 active clubs, poor school mentality, and the academics overall cover way less than a public school. I've brought this up multiple times to school administrators, with providing solutions and I've yet to see any changes. The teachers are fantastic! However, many of them are young and still learning how to teach so it can sometimes be at a disadvantage to the students. As for school culture, it is very minimal, there is a common mentality throughout the school where students are not eager to learn or participate -- it has affected my own motivation to go to this school. I really hope this school gets improved in the next coming years, but I doubt it will soon unless the administrators start implementing suggestions.

Posted: September 6, 2023

Posted: August 1, 2023

the school is awful, they make it seem like a good school but in reality its full of snakes and school fights.The staff excuses racism against black students and only accommodates the Hispanic and Asian population in this school.The counselors do nothing,this school is horrible.

Posted: August 1, 2023

Posted: January 27, 2023

My daughter is in her third year in Samueli. Both of us love the school. Is not a regular high school, there is a lot of parent and teacher involvement. The most that I like about the school is that is career oriented, they are giving them the tools to strive in college and\or their careers.

Posted: January 27, 2023

Posted: February 22, 2022

The campus is beautiful and continues to grow. The vision and intention of the school is what every school should strive to be.
However, academics and student safety to second at Samueli as pro-nouns and sexual orientation take priority with teachers and staff. When questions are raised, the staff state that they are allowed by the State of California to do this and parents do not have the right to question it as it is private between the student and staff.
Looks great on paper, horrible in person.

Posted: February 22, 2022

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